Nove Mesto Relay!!!
FasterSkierFebruary 14, 2012
If you didn't get a chance to watch this on sportlemon.com the other day, here is is. Pretty awesome to be on a team with such momentum. Wow. So fun.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEZ5tDkAfj4
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J2/Eastern High School Qualifier
FasterSkierFebruary 13, 2012
On Sunday we traveled down to Grafton for the J2/EHS Qualifier. After a nice cruise down Route 100, we were greeted by a sunny and fast one km loop that the kids would race around three times in classic and then skate technique. We brought ...
Hendrickson wins 2 World Cups, tightens grip on overall lead
FasterSkierFebruary 12, 2012
Ljubno, Slovenia — Sarah Hendrickson’s double fist-pump in the outrun is a modest show of celebration for the U.S. teen who’s been adamantly punching through the ceiling of women’s ski jumping this season. With two more World Cup wins this weekend in Ljubno, Slovenia, she’s sitting soundly in 1st place in the overall standings. Sarah has won six out of nine World Cup events and has notched at least two hill records, including Sunday’s second-round jump of 95...
FlexTerm Wrap — Locals Week
FasterSkierFebruary 11, 2012
Over the past week we hosted five up and coming athletes from the Valley for a Flex Term week. It was really fun to work with this group who are bridging the gap from BKL to Junior Ski Racing. We did technique work, did two adventure skis, ...
A Blog about Mo the crazy grouse
FasterSkierFebruary 11, 2012
So…once again I’m finding time to write about Craftsbury only when I’m not in Craftsbury…right now I’m in the Calgary Airport, en route to Canmore for some more IBU cup racing! But luckily for all of you blog-readers, I spent perhaps too much time when I was home for a week documenting the life of Mo, [...]
Mad-own-a
FasterSkierFebruary 11, 2012
That’s how you say Madona. This little Latvian town was the site of some awesome Scando Cup races yesterday and the day before. If you’re not into too many words, please see my photo album from the trip so far.We arrived late at night on Sunday, ...
Madshus: Win Free Skis
FasterSkierFebruary 9, 2012
Madshus Announces Contest for Rare, Commemorative 2012 American Birkebeiner Skis BIRI, Norway – Madshus, the world oldest ski company announces the creation of and contest for 6 rare, commemorative 2012 American Birkebeiner skis. As the official ski of Norway’s own Birkebeinerrennet and steeped in rich Norwegian history, Madshus has long shared a deep connection to the legend and history of the Birkebeiner. In honor of the Norwegian spirit embodied by every participant in the American Birkebeiner,...
NENSA Extends Application Date for Executive Director, Deadline of March 15th
FasterSkierFebruary 9, 2012
The New England Nordic Ski Association seeks a new Executive Director to begin May 31, 2012. Our job description is clear: we seek a capable leader to be a mentor, an advocate, a tireless advertiser, and a strong builder of our organization. What our job description doesn’t actually say is that also we are looking for someone who loves the lifestyle of cross-country skiing. If all of the above apply to you, and when you...
Eastern Canadian Champs !
FasterSkierFebruary 8, 2012
(Nakkertok !!)This weekend the R.N.R team faced a tough decision we could head to Trapp's and race the Eastern Cup with the rest of the North East or we could head to Ottawa and race the Eastern Canadian Championships with all of Canada. Both races wou...
Its not often an American gets the chance to see the Norwegian National Championships. When I got the chance, I jumped at it. This year the National Championships were in Voss, population 14,000. It is situated in the mountains about a five hour train ride from Oslo. The last time Voss held Nationals was in 1964. It was long overdue. Langrenn, or cross country skiing, took over the city. The city braced for its population...
RIPTON, Vt. – Unusual weather conditions have forced race organizers to cancel the Romance Half Marathon Race and Tour, scheduled to be held on Saturday, Michael Hussey, director of Rikert Nordic Center announced. “Race officials made the decision based on the unseasonably warm weather, lack of snow and an unfavorable forecast going into the weekend,” Hussey said. “We’ve already decided to look ahead to next season, rescheduling the cross-country ski event for February 2013.”...
Staying warm in Rybinsk
FasterSkierFebruary 8, 2012
Immediately after the sprint in Moscow we had to race back to the hotel, shower, pack, eat dinner and then we climbed on a bus with the Norwegian team to drove to Rybinsk, Russia. We didn’t leave until after 8pm and I had heard rumors that it was going to be an eight hour drive [...]
U.S. Ski Orienteering Team Makes History
FasterSkierFebruary 7, 2012
The first-ever Ski Orienteering World Cup races on North American soil just wrapped up in the Lake Tahoe region of California, and the women’s U.S. Ski Orienteering Team made history by placing two of their members in the top 15 in World Cup points. Thirteen countries participated, including the historical powerhouses of Sweden, Norway, Finland and Russia. The week’s racing opened with a mass start long distance race in which NENSA athlete Alison Crocker skied...
Toko: Boulder MT Tour and Noque Reports
FasterSkierFebruary 7, 2012
Boulder MT Tour: Report from the Winner I supported Rebecca Dussault at the Boulder MT Tour. We tested the day before and found our wax tip to be spot on. (LF Blue, HF Blue/XCold Powder 1:1 mix, JetStream Blue rotocorked on, fine structure). The most important element of our wax tip was Nordlite XCold Powder which is very effective at making skis break free earlier in slow cold snow. In addition to mixing it with...
R.N.R protecting our house !
FasterSkierFebruary 7, 2012
Last weekend Rochester hosted the first and last Junior National Qualifying Races of the year. Unfortunately due to the lack of snowfall the first 5 qualifiers had to be canceled leaving only the Rochester race remaining. In an effort to do the best wi...
Welcome to Russia
FasterSkierFebruary 7, 2012
It was really neat to visit Russia this weekend. In addition to being SUPER, super cold, it was a really different place than I have ever been. It was a bit like stepping back in time, old buildings, weird music, different fashions, foreign food choi...
Moscow in pictures
FasterSkierFebruary 7, 2012
I’m finally starting to feel comfortable on the World Cup. Each weekend of course still brings new venues, twists, adventures, curve balls, mistakes, stories, and all the other surprises that makes this lifestyle fun and exciting, but I have found a sense of place on the road and developed a vague idea of what might [...]
Video Post Card from AK junior Women
FasterSkierFebruary 7, 2012
THANKS LADIES!!!!!!!!!!!!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HHjZ06UWg8
Hinzenbach, Austria — Sarah Hendrickson is just 116 points ahead of veteran and reigning World Champion Daniela Iraschko, Austria, in the race for the overall women’s ski jumping World Cup title. And with six competitions left in the season, the teenager from Park City, Utah, doesn’t plan on letting up. “I’m aiming for the overall World Cup title and that is still very possible if I can keep jumping at this level,” said Hendrickson on Sunday after...